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In today’s edition

🤖 The AI Revolution in HR: Friend or Foe? | Is AI coming for your HR job? What you need to know about staying relevant.

🛋️ The Break Room: How do you feel about AI's impact on your HR role? From embracing the change to questioning the hype.

📚 Human Readsources: Federal workforce restructuring, the debate on AI replacing recruiters, and why companies are dropping degree requirements.

💭Opening thoughts

AI adoption is ramping up. Especially in HR.

IBM has announced they have replaced hundreds of HR positions with AI while Moderna restructured their entire HR department around automation.

The strategic implications are clear: organizations are rapidly integrating AI into people operations, but the transformation is more nuanced than doomsday headlines suggest.

We’re not facing extinction but evolution—those who adapt by combining human expertise with AI capabilities will thrive in this new landscape.

So let’s dig in as on how to position yourself for success, and which uniquely human skills will remain irreplaceable.

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🧠Let’s unpick

🤖 The AI Revolution in HR: Friend or Foe?

The HR landscape is shifting dramatically as AI takes over routine administrative tasks. Emphasis on routine. AI in the short term isn’t too different to automation tools that have been at our disposal for the last 5 years or so.

IBM's replacement of 200+ HR employees with AI systems that automate 94% of routine work isn't just a headline—it's a glimpse into our profession's future.

According to research, IBM achieved $3.5 billion in productivity improvements through their AI transformation. The reality? Administrative HR roles face high automation risk, while strategic positions focused on complex decision-making remain secure.

We're effectively seeing the emergence of hybrid roles combining HR expertise with IT and AI knowledge.

So what does this mean for us?

The path forward is clear: develop critical thinking skills, embrace AI as an augmentation tool rather than a threat, and cultivate the human capabilities AI can't replicate—emotional intelligence, complex problem-solving, and strategic partnership.

The future belongs to those who position themselves at the intersection of people expertise and technological fluency. The question isn't if AI is coming for your job—it's how you'll evolve your role alongside it.

You can read more at...

🔗 IBM Replaces HR Staff with AI, Boosts Tech Hiring (Entrepreneur)

🔗 AI Reshaping HR: From Job Replacement to Strategic Transformation (Aura)

🔗 AI's Impact on HR Careers: Which Roles Face Automation Risk (HR Morning)

👀Too long didn’t read

TLDR

🔄 The future belongs to HR pros who embrace AI as a tool while doubling down on what makes us irreplaceable: our human judgment, emotional intelligence, and ability to navigate complex people challenges.

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🎬Lights, camera, action!

Takeaway and try

🔄 Conduct a quarterly skills inventory focusing on which of your capabilities complement AI rather than compete with it—your emotional intelligence and strategic thinking are irreplaceable assets that technology can't replicate.

📊 Start tracking time spent on administrative versus strategic tasks; aim to gradually shift your ratio toward high-impact work that showcases your uniquely human abilities.

🤝 Initiate ""AI partnership projects"" where you collaborate with tech teams to identify HR processes that could benefit from automation, positioning yourself as an innovation partner rather than a potential replacement.

📚 Dedicate 3-5 hours weekly to upskilling in data interpretation and AI literacy; understanding how to translate algorithm outputs into meaningful people insights will make you invaluable in tomorrow's HR department.

💬 Create a ""future of work"" discussion group within your organization where HR professionals can openly share automation concerns and collaboratively develop strategies for role evolution.

☕The break room

What’s your take?

📚Additional reading

Human Readsources

📉 Government Layoffs Surge 205% in March (HR Brew) - Federal layoffs surge, reaching third-highest monthly total ever recorded.

🤖 AI's Threat to White-Collar Recruiting Jobs (HR Brew) - AI threatens white-collar jobs despite limitations in recruiting processes.

🎓 Employers Dropping Degree Requirements for Experience (HR Dive) - Employers dropping degree requirements, prioritizing experience over education.

That’s it for today.

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